Europe rushed to secure liquefied natural gas in an effort to ease a crippling energy crisis. Now, there’s a chance its plans to build more import terminals for the fuel have gone too far. From France to Poland, the region is looking to build LNG infrastructure, after Russia severely curtailed …
Read More »Pakistan Keen to Pay for Russian Oil Imports with Chinese Yuan
Pakistan has placed an order for a single cargo of Russian oil, but is keen for a long-term deal to buy the crude in Chinese currency, according to the country’s power minister. The payment for the first shipment has been made in US dollars but Pakistan would like further purchases …
Read More »Australia Pledges $1.4 Billion in Bid to be Hydrogen Superpower
Australia will allocate A$2 billion ($1.4 billion) to support renewable hydrogen projects, as the major fossil fuel exporter attempts to reinvent itself as a clean energy powerhouse. The funding, announced in the budget late Tuesday, will provide revenue support to private developers, with the aim of having two or three …
Read More »Key German Utility Warns Energy Crisis not over yet
German utility EON SE warned that Europe may not have seen the end of turmoil in its energy markets and the situation could still take a turn for the worse. “The crisis is not over yet,” the energy company’s Chief Financial Officer Marc Spieker said Wednesday alongside an earnings report. …
Read More »Saudi Aramco to Boost Dividend with Performance-Based Payout
Saudi Aramco said it will introduce performance-linked dividends that will be paid out in addition to its base dividend, which was $19.5 billion for the fourth quarter. The new payout will be “in the amount of 50%-70% of Saudi Aramco’s annual free cash flow, net of the base dividend and …
Read More »Venezuela Issues NGL Export Permit to Eni, Repsol in Cardon IV
Venezuela has signed an agreement with European energy giants Eni and Repsol that allows for the export of natural gas liquids -or condensates- to other markets, according to Pedro Tellechea, the country’s oil minister and Petroleos de Venezuela head. The deal comes after years of discussions with Italy’s Eni and …
Read More »World’s Top Steelmaker Signs Deal for Saudi Arabian Steel Plant
China’s Baoshan Iron & Steel Co. has joined forces with Saudi Aramco and the kingdom’s sovereign wealth fund to set up a steel plant in the Middle Eastern nation as the two countries deepen commercial ties. The complex in Ras Al-Khair will churn out up to 1.5 million tons of …
Read More »Europe Gas Slides as Forecasts Point to Warmer, Windier Weather
European natural gas prices slid further as weather forecasts point to warmer and windier weather, signaling lower consumption of the fuel. Benchmark futures hit a two-week low, before paring some losses, with temperatures expected to rise in the coming days after April started on a chilly note. Relatively stable storage …
Read More »Bullish Oil Bets Surge most since 2016 after Surprise OPEC+ Cut
Speculators ramped up their bullish bets on higher oil prices after OPEC+ jolted markets with a surprise production cut, posting the second-largest increase in net-wagers on record last week. Net-long positions in Brent crude jumped by more than 73,000 contracts in the week to April 4, according to data from …
Read More »OPEC+ Shock Revives Oil Bulls even as Demand Warnings Flash
OPEC+’s surprise oil-production cut sent shock waves through financial markets and pushed crude prices up by the most in a year. Now that the dust has started to settle, one question looms large: Will that price rally stick, or fade away? Banks from Goldman Sachs Group Inc. to RBC Capital …
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